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A woman has been arrested after a care home resident died and two others were taken to hospital
Woman held after care resident dies
A woman has been arrested after a care home resident died and two others were taken to hospital.
The three patients were taken to hospital on August 3. One elderly woman died three days later. The other two people remain in a stable condition.
All were residents at the privately-run Partridge Care Centre in Partridge Road, Harlow, Essex.
Caring for someone with dementia can be a very frightening experience.
‘I think we knew it was Alzheimer’s before the consultant told us’
- by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail
- Aug 15 2011
With more than 820,000 people suffering with dementia in the UK and 60,000 deaths a year directly attributable to it, Julia McWatt spoke to one family who have been affected by the illness
FOR sufferers of dementia and those close to them, the effects can lead to some very frightening experiences.
Alzheimer’s sufferers can often experience great confusion and mood swings, which can make it very difficult for both the sufferer and their carers, family members and friends.
Mental health service users and personal health budgets
What Personal Health Budgets mean to mental health service users
By William Smith
It is hard to keep up with all the proposed changes to our NHS system. The piloting of personal budgets in the NHS began in 2009. This scheme begun under the old Labour government and is now supported by the coalition in their health white paper ‘Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS’.
A recently published report shows that mental health service users in England are sceptical that these ‘personal budgets’ will improve their care. Many do not know what personal budgets are or how they would fit into similar funding schemes within the social care system.
